Nokia 808 PureView blind test: The sum of all pixels

14 June 2012
The Nokia 808 PureView has finally landed in swirling storms of hype. And of course, it wasn't given a chance to catch a breath. We didn't meet it empty-handed either. We had a finger on the shutter of some mean cameraphones and an EVIL digicam...

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  • A
  • ArIF
  • 2Cd
  • 15 Jun 2012

1)E 2)F 3)D 4)B 5)A 6)C

    • D
    • AnonD-59207
    • M%K
    • 15 Jun 2012

    In order of descending image quality:

    E = Olympus
    F = PureView
    B = Galaxy
    D = iPhone
    A = Nokia
    C = HTC

      • V
      • Vipin
      • utK
      • 15 Jun 2012

      1-E
      2-F
      3-D
      4-B
      5-A
      6-C

        • a
        • ankles
        • MVg
        • 15 Jun 2012

        f :)

          • s
          • save nokia
          • uuh
          • 15 Jun 2012

          E

            • C
            • Charles
            • pd}
            • 15 Jun 2012

            E or F are clearly the best ones, not sure which one is the Nokia 808 and Olympus.

            D is probably a close 3rd on some pictures, but lacks on others

              • p
              • poxme
              • wHr
              • 15 Jun 2012

              Pretty sure it's not F.

              I'd go for E!

              B - N8
              F - Olympus
              E - 808

              F's quality is great but its color is a bit warm so it's definitely Olympus, B's photo is great with such accuracy so N8 it is! Now 808 is pretty sure E with top notch picture quality and its signature color cold!

                • s
                • salman
                • KI6
                • 15 Jun 2012

                its F for sure...level of detail is the finest, notice that there is no pixelation around the silvers cars windows as compared to the others.

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • 45x
                  • 15 Jun 2012

                  1-F
                  2-E
                  3-D

                  I compared all of them one by one

                    • ?
                    • Anonymous
                    • K2F
                    • 15 Jun 2012

                    first E, second D

                      • D
                      • DarkStar286
                      • m5F
                      • 15 Jun 2012

                      For what it's worth here's my opinion. I think the best 2 are E and F and that they're the 808 and the Olympus, but I'm not sure which way round they are.

                      Looking at the colours B and F look very similar, suggesting to me that they may be the N8 and 808. Though A is also a fairly good match for E, so they could be the N8 and 808. Either way there's little to call between the quality of E and F, and the rest are nowhere near as good. I think it comes down to which ones colours are the most natural and we can't tell that.

                      If I had to put them in order here it is:

                      F
                      E
                      B
                      A
                      D
                      C

                        • b
                        • betatester
                        • n5n
                        • 15 Jun 2012

                        E, f, d, b, a, c

                          • P
                          • Pulga
                          • MS3
                          • 15 Jun 2012

                          (E) amount of detail is just fantastic, just the color correction is on the pale side of the scale.
                          (F) the detail is also good but the color correction is too agressive for my taste.
                          my guess is (E)! yes better than a mirrorless! =)

                          BTW: the (C) is not borderline unusable, it's just plain crap

                            • D
                            • AnonD-59201
                            • wiU
                            • 15 Jun 2012

                            First is F
                            and very Close 2nd is E

                            then its A,D,B,C...!!
                            PureView is either F or E...!!

                              • J
                              • Jack
                              • IWP
                              • 15 Jun 2012

                              Here is my guess:

                              F - Olympus EPL-2 (Cleanest and Best Looking)
                              E - Pureview 808 ( Nice details but has that pureview processed look)
                              A - N8 (Nice Details, almost as good as the first two but has a tinge of noise, indicating small sensor
                              B - iPhone 4S (Nice details with that sharpening)
                              D - Samsung Galaxy S3 (Arrived at by elimination)
                              C - HTC ONE X (Very severe sharpening, I have seen some samples of this camera with this trait)

                                • D
                                • AnonD-59193
                                • F1U
                                • 15 Jun 2012

                                F is the one I like most. The rest in decreasing order: E, D, B, A and C.

                                  • m
                                  • maomaobear
                                  • vx4
                                  • 15 Jun 2012

                                  A is nokia N8
                                  B is samsung 9300
                                  C is htc one x
                                  D is iphone4s
                                  E is nokia 800
                                  F is Olympus E-PL2

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • p4K
                                    • 15 Jun 2012

                                    I agree with one of the other comments:

                                    1st --- E must be Pureview or Olymbus
                                    2nd --- F must be Pureview or Olymbus
                                    3rd --- A it is N8

                                    Others are something far worse.

                                    Final guess: E is PureView because of the great dynamic range.

                                      • I
                                      • ICEman
                                      • mV@
                                      • 15 Jun 2012

                                      E in my opinion is best, I guess colours on F (2nd place) are too warm. Since Nokia generally likes to default their cameras to colder, more natural colours (I had N73 and N8 and that's my impression) - I think that E is Nokia 808. My guess for N8 - it's the device B. Oh, and what is C? it's by far the worst!